| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Clark County, NV |
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| Total Students |
2257 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
87 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 751 students | | Grade 10 - 642 students | | Grade 11 - 417 students | | Grade 12 - 447 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:26 |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
1% |
| % Asian |
6% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
15% |
28% |
| % Black |
7% |
10% |
| % White |
71% |
51% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
n/a |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
n/a |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Clark County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
314 |
9 |
| Number of Students Managed |
296,968 students |
1,390 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$2,361,284,000 |
$30,554,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$2,497,253,000 |
$30,598,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,951 |
$21,981 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,409 |
$22,013 |
| District Graduation Rates |
67% |
80% |
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- Foothill High School is four-year secondary school in the Clark County School District, located in the city of Henderson, Nevada.
- Programs and Academics
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Foothill High School's debate program is esteemed among the finest in Clark County; indeed, with the help of debate coach Karen Vaughan, it has not only led the county, but the team has of late begun to receive national recognition. In June 2008, Foothill High School and co-hosts Karen Vaughan and Scott Ginger (Forensics, Green Valley High School) hosted the 2008 NFL (National Forensics League) National Championships. With the co-operation of Foothill High School, Green Valley High School, UNLV, and three area middle schools, the National Tournament was an unrivaled success. Communicator-of-the-Year was awarded to C.S.I. Guru Anthouny Zuiker at the closing ceremonies held at UNLV's Cox Pavilion.
- Foothill is also widely known for its business and leadership class, YES, Inc., an innovative, ground-breaking course designed to simulate the business environment through self-paced learning, meant to prepare students for the world of work. Foothill also runs a broadcasting program named FST News, which is broadcast school-wide daily.
- Foothill is also becoming more known in the valley for their "Pride of the Falcons Marching Band." They are competing this season in the open class.(2008 Season)Henderson Bandfest- Tied with Sierra Vista for 1st.Poway High School Invitational- won 1st Place.In the 2009 marching season, Foothill has already won first place in the Open Class at the Henderson Bandfest.
- Athletics
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In spite of the fact that the school is a relative new-comer to the district and the southeast subdivision, it has a flourishing athletics program, having attended several regional and state competitions thus far.
- Football
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The school's football program has remained one of the best in the state of Nevada, which has won several division championships, qualifies for the playoffs yearly and has reached the state tournament several times.
- Cross Country
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Foothill's boys and girls cross country teams have been successful as well. Over the years they have done well in division and regional finals and every year, the girls cross country team has made it to state.The girls team won Sunrise Regional Championships in 2005 and 2006. The boys team also won their first Sunrise Regional Title in 2007.
- Basketball
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The boys basketball program has had its fair share of success. The team of 2004 won the school's first Regional title and reached the state finals. The program also hosts the annual Big Time Tournament during the summer, which attracts schools from all over the nation to compete.
- In 2006, after losing its first Southeast Division game of the season, Foothill's boys basketball team was 4-9. But since then, the Falcons were nearly unstoppable. After picking up an 89-76 road win over Silverado High School, Foothill finished the regular season 18-10 and had by then won 14 of its last 15 games. The Team also won the sunrise regional title for a second time in 2008, but fell short in the state tournament to Reno High School. The team captured two national championship titles at the National Dance Championships in 2007, and another national title in 2008.
- Dance
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The dance team has won several in and out of state competitions and has competed in many national competitions. A renewed team to Foothill this year is a JV dance team coached by former seniors, one was a part of the Foothill Varsity Dance Team for three years. , The Foothill High School Varsity Dance Team has won the Nevada 4A State Dance Championships four times in the past four years and also placed 14th in the national championship.
- Commencement speech controversy
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An incident at the school's commencement on June 15, 2006 sparked a lawsuit against the school. The commencement was held at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where 400 graduates and their families were gathered for graduation. The commencement speech of Foothill valedictorian, Brittany McComb (then 18 years old) was cut short after a school employee pulled the plug on the microphone during her speech. A video of the incident shows that the sound system was cut off after McComb said "God's love is so great that He gave His only Son up." McComb continued "...to an excruciating death on a cross so his blood would cover all our shortcomings and provide for us a way to heaven in accepting this grace." Members of audience booed and chanted "Let her speak!" McComb had earlier signed an agreement (standard) to not deviate from her school-approved prepared speech, which did not include mentions of Jesus or the Bible.
- McComb brought suit against the school in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, citing as defendants the principal, the assistant principal, and the school employee who turned off the sound system on McComb. The Rutherford Institute supported McComb's suit.
- Notes and References
- External links
- Official site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (89015) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
64,126 people |
1,973,852 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
19% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$50,970
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$43,410 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
19 years old |
26 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
58% / 42% |
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